Tweet Take 1 part social media. Add 1 part event and meeting professionals. Add 1 part social media specialists. Slowly stir in content from social media celebs, event professionals and attendees. Blend OpenSpace, Unconference and traditional conference elements. Let saturate at the Roger Smith Hotel in New York City. What is this a recipe for? EventCamp…
Monthly Archives: January 2010
The Audience Talks Back
Tweet Have you ever passed a note to another person during a meeting? I’m not talking about the love notes we used to pass in high school. Nor am I talking about the origami paper fortune teller you used to create in junior high to pass the time and ask questions of your neighbors during…
Welcome To The New Normal: Tips For Event Professionals
Tweet On Wednesday, January 27, 2010, I had the pleasure of presenting a breakout at Explore Minnesota 2010 Tourism Conference. Here is the workshop description and PPT from that presentation. Many American consumers have internalized the recession experience. Research shows that marketers need a fresh lens through which to view consumers in a post-recession world….
The Conference Collision: Old School Organizers, Status Quo Speakers, Disruptive Technologies And Attendee 2.0
Tweet Disruptive technologies have impacted the way we communicate and work for years. The relationship among event organizers, presenters and audiences is undergoing a fundamental change. Attendee 2.0 has embraced social media platforms and frequently engages in the backchannel discussing the event before, during and after the meeting. Attendee 2.0 has no problem reviewing the…
Velvet Chainsaw Consulting…New Year, Expanded Strategy
Tweet Jeff Hurt + Dave Lutz = Associations with improved annual meetings & education. If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you may have noticed some changes recently. There’s a new logo, a couple additional pages, another photo on the About page, an additional writer and more frequent posts. You can expect further changes…
